Shepherd Middle School
Ottawa, IL · Ottawa ESD 141
Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · Town, distant
501st of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 27%▼ Declining
701 E McKinley Rd, Ottawa, IL 61350
(815)433-1133NCES ID 173030003140Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Shepherd Middle School 501st of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 27% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 38th in 2019 to 27th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 381 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 84.3% | 74.0% | ▼ 10.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 9.9% | 15.2% | ▲ 5.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.9% | 6.6% | ▲ 4.7 pts | |
| Black | 2.7% | 3.4% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| Asian | 1.0% | 0.8% | ▼ 0.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $211K in zip 61350 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Shepherd Middle School
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What school district is Shepherd Middle School in?
Shepherd Middle School is part of the Ottawa ESD 141 district in Ottawa, Illinois.
Is Shepherd Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Shepherd Middle School 501st of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 27% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Shepherd Middle School?
White 74%, Hispanic 15%, Two or more races 7%, Black 3% (381 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Shepherd Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61350 is $211K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.